beat out

verb

beat out; beaten out or beat out; beating out; beats out

transitive verb

1

: to make or perform by or as if by beating

2

: to mark or accompany by beating

3

: to turn (a routine ground ball or a bunt) into a hit in baseball by fast running to first base

Examples of beat out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In a unanimous vote, Crow-Armstrong beat out Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani and Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Brice Turang. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026

However, this stunning gold beauty even beat out two more traditional beauties – the Mallee Bronze Azure butterfly (Ogyris subterrestis) and orchard swallowtail butterfly (Papilio aegeus). — New Atlas, 13 Nov. 2026

Stein has built his offense around Notre Dame transfer Kenny Minchey, who Fighting Irish star CJ Carr beat out in 2025, and former Edgewater standout tailback CJ Baxter, who transferred from Texas after battling injuries for two seasons. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026

Democrat Leticia Gutierrez ultimately beat out Republican Alex Mealer in the race for the open seat, the AP called on Wednesday. — Connor Greene, Time, 8 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for beat out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout